6792 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.
27 / Thursday, February 9, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Between the United States of America
and RSR Corp., Quemetco, Inc., and
Quemetco Realty, Inc., Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that on January 31, 2006, a
proposed Consent Decree (‘‘Consent
Decree’’) in the case of United States v.
RSR Corp. et al. Civil Action No. 00–
890–JLR (W.D. Wash.), has been lodged
with the United States District Court for
the Western District of Washington.
The Complaint sought the recovery of
costs incurred in connection with
response actions taken by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency
at the Soil and Groundwater Operable
Unit of the Harbor Island Superfund
Site (‘‘the Site’’) in Seattle, Washington.
Under the terms of the Consent Decree,
Defendants will pay the United States
$8,500,000.00. In exchange, the United
States will provide a covenant not to sue
and contribution protection to all of the
Defendants.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the Consent Decree.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States v. RSR Corp., et al., Civil Action
No. 00–890–JLR (W.D. Wash.), D.J. Ref.
90–11–2–970B.
The Consent Decree may be examined
at the Office of the United States
Attorney, Western District of
Washington, 601 Union Street, Suite
5100, Seattle, Washington, and at U.S.
EPA Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue,
Seattle, WA. During the public comment
period, the Consent Decree may be
examined on the following Department
of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.
gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the
Consent Decree may also be obtained by
mail from the Consent Decree Library,
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, or
by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia
Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov),
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fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone
confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In
requesting a copy from the Consent
Decree Library, please enclose a check
in the amount of $3.25 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost, without
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attachments) payable to the United
States Treasury for payment.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act and
the Clean Water Act
Notice is hereby given that on January
30, 2006, a proposed consent decree in
United States et al. v. Schlumberger
Technology Corporation, Case No. 8:06–
cv–00308–GRA, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
District of South Carolina.
In this action, the United States, the
Office of the Governor of the State of
South Carolina, the Director of the
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources, the Commissioner of the
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control, and the
Commissioner of the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources filed
claims for natural resource damages
against Schlumberger Technology
Corporation (‘‘Schlumberger’’) arising
from the release of polychlorinated
biphenyls at and from the Sangamo
Weston/Twelvemile Creek/Lake
Hartwell PCB Contamination Superfund
Site under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(1),
(2) and (4), and the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C. 1321(f). The consent decree
requires Schlumberger to: (1) Pay
$11,960,000 into the Department of the
Interior’s Natural Resource Damage
Assessment and Restoration Fund to be
used by the natural resource trustees for
projects to compensate the public for
injuries to natural resources; (2) to pay
$537,501 to reimburse the trustees for
past costs and to pay for certain future
costs to be incurred by the trustees; and
(3) to complete a restoration project
consisting of the removal of two dams
on Twelvemile Creek.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the consent decree.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, with a copy to Ann Hurley,
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U.S. Department of Justice, 301 Howard
Street, Suite 1050, San Francisco, CA
94105, and should refer to United States
et al. v. Schlumberger Technology
Corporation, D.J. Ref. #90–11–2–696/1.
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined on
the following Department of Justice Web
site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
open.html. A copy of the consent decree
may also be obtained by mail from the
Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington,
DC 20044–7611, or by faxing or e-
mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no.
(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a
copy from the Consent Decree Library,
please enclose a check in the amount of
$12.25 (25 cents per page reproduction
cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Ellen M. Mahan,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
In accordance with Departmental
policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that a proposed consent decree in
United States v. Zidell Marine
Corporation, Civil Action No. C06–cv–
5437RJB was lodged on January 20,
2006 with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Washington. This consent decree
requires the defendants to perform
injunctive relief, requiring the cleanup
of the Head of the Hylebos Waterway
Problem Area of the Commencement
Bay/Nearshore Tideflats Superfund Site.
The Department of Justice will
receive, for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication,
comments relating to the proposed
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environmental and Natural
Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States v. Zidell Marine Corporation, DOJ
Ref. 90–11–2–726/3.
The proposed consent decree may be
examined at the office of the United
States Attorney, 601 Union Street, Suite
5100, Seattle, WA 98101 and at U.S.
EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98101. During the comment
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